Issue 2026-08-04
Stories
- Trump Freezes Planned Mega-Strike on Iran, Talks Slated for 3 Aug 2026
- Trump Issues ‘Last-Chance’ Ultimatum to Iran Over Hormuz Passage
- Trump Dangles 'Last-Chance' Iran Talks, Sending Oil on 5% Whipsaw
- Washington Sells Euros to Join Japan’s $36 B Yen Rescue, First Bilateral Yen-Buy Since 1998
- OPEC+ Ends 2023 Cut Regime with 188k bpd September Quota Hike
- Oil Markets Dive After Trump Swaps Iran Strike for Strait-of-Hormuz Diplomacy
- EU Enforces AI Act Article 50: Labels & Chatbot Self-ID Now Compulsory
- South Korea Issues First-Ever Severe Heatwave Emergency Warnings After 42.5 °C Record
- Apple Reinstates Telegram Hours After CSAM-Triggered App Store Delisting
At a Glance
- Late 2 Aug 2026, President Trump abruptly cancelled what he called the largest U.S.–Israeli attack since WWII and ins...
- On 3 Aug 2026, President Trump publicly claimed secret U.S.–Iran talks were under way and gave Tehran a final 24-hour...
- On 3-4 Aug 2026, President Trump declared imminent 'last-chance' negotiations to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, t...
- On 31 July 2026 the U.S. Treasury quietly sold euros and, with Tokyo, bought roughly $36.6 billion of yen – the first...
- On 3 Aug 2026, the seven remaining core members of OPEC+ voted in a video-conference to raise their collective Septem...
- Cancelling a planned military attack, President Trump set same-day U.S.–Iran talks on 3 Aug 2026 to reopen the Strait...